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with jim. first the president made it clear that e he is going to stand with the international community in handling the message with ukraine, and it was a tough message in the 90-minute phone call? >> yes, it was a tough message and we know that the presidents spoke a week and a day ago, but developments have been move sog qui quickly in ukraine with the russian involvement that the president came down hard today in if statement. he said that the united states condemns russia's military intervention in the crimean territory, and i want to put this up on the screen, because this illustrates the statement heref. just how concerned the white house is about what is happening by russia. the united states calls on russia to deescalate tensions by withdrawing the forces back to bases in crimea, and to refrain from interference elsewhere in ukraine. the reason i isolate that particular sentence from the statement, jim, is because it is a couple of things. one is that at this point, does the white hous
with jim. first the president made it clear that e he is going to stand with the international community in handling the message with ukraine, and it was a tough message in the 90-minute phone call? >> yes, it was a tough message and we know that the presidents spoke a week and a day ago, but developments have been move sog qui quickly in ukraine with the russian involvement that the president came down hard today in if statement. he said that the united states condemns russia's military...
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: absolutely, jim. i think one thing that stands out just as you start reading this that this phone call lasted 90 minutes between president obama and vladimir putin. and just to go through this, it says very frankly here the united states condemns russia's military intervention in the ukranian territory. i don't know if we have a full screen prepared just yet. i could read this very next part which makes it quite clear. the united states calls on russia to deescalate tensions by withdrawing its forces back to bases in crimea and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in ukraine. why is that last part important there of that thing we're putting up onscreen, quote. elsewhere in ukraine as you know, as you follow all of this, there are great concerns about what is happening in eastern ukraine because the russians have a heavy influence there. there are many ethnic russians in eastern ukraine. and the white house has been peppered with questions all week about what would happen in the event that easter
: absolutely, jim. i think one thing that stands out just as you start reading this that this phone call lasted 90 minutes between president obama and vladimir putin. and just to go through this, it says very frankly here the united states condemns russia's military intervention in the ukranian territory. i don't know if we have a full screen prepared just yet. i could read this very next part which makes it quite clear. the united states calls on russia to deescalate tensions by withdrawing...
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. >> well thanks, jim. another update we'll be looking for shortly, i imagine, is when the president if the president speaks again with vladimir putin as he did on friday. we do know that secretary of state john kerry spoke a short time ago today with the ukranian president, keeping those lines of communication open. certainly. we have an update just in right now. the u.n. security council is going to an open televised session on this subject of the ukraine. we're going to take you there when that starts. in the meantime, russia's decision not only adds more strain to an already tense relationship with the u.s., but it could also impact the situation in syria. we explain how right after this. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffer's starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family. that moment you enjoy it at home. explaining my moderat
. >> well thanks, jim. another update we'll be looking for shortly, i imagine, is when the president if the president speaks again with vladimir putin as he did on friday. we do know that secretary of state john kerry spoke a short time ago today with the ukranian president, keeping those lines of communication open. certainly. we have an update just in right now. the u.n. security council is going to an open televised session on this subject of the ukraine. we're going to take you there...
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jim, what is this very quick vote signal to you? >> reporter: i think it's the russians slow rolling an invasion of sovereign ukrainian territory, and in direct defiance of repeated public and stern warnings from u.s. officials ranging from secretary kerry, secretary hagel right up to the top, right up to the president. you saw his comments yesterday. it is a sobering development. the fact is, u.s. officials were already telling us yesterday that those masked troops on the ground as of yesterday in and around crimea were russian so now you have a public in effect acknowledgment from the russian government that the president wants to send troops in there, this authorization. i think the other point is that you can see this as an intelligence failure by the u.s. officials had been telling us in the last 48, 72 hours that it was their assessment that the russians would not go in, and here you have it happening. it is not the way they did it in georgia in 2008. you remember when russia sent troops into the country of georgia in 2008 in
jim, what is this very quick vote signal to you? >> reporter: i think it's the russians slow rolling an invasion of sovereign ukrainian territory, and in direct defiance of repeated public and stern warnings from u.s. officials ranging from secretary kerry, secretary hagel right up to the top, right up to the president. you saw his comments yesterday. it is a sobering development. the fact is, u.s. officials were already telling us yesterday that those masked troops on the ground as of...